Another year has come to a close, and what a year it was for video games. We give our top ten, some runners up, and the games we didn't get to play that may have otherwise been in the running. You can be sure that Nintendo has a good showing here.

Starting with the release of the Nintendo Switch, 2017 has been a great year for our favorite game company. Big releases in the Mario and Zelda series, plus new IPs like Arms, budding third party support, and a whole gaggle of indies have made this year the best Nintendo has had in quite some time.

We've been gone for too long, but if anything could bring us back, it's E3, the gaming industry's biggest annual trade show. We have Nintendos. We have Marios. We have Metroids. Sonys? You bet we've got 'em. Microsofts? Those too. Xbox One X. Beyond Good and Evil 2. Dylan, I mean Anthem. Uncharted. Spider-Man. Rabbids. All the things. Here in one podcast.

Our spoiler-light discussion on what may be the greatest game ever made, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We discuss a few story beats within the first couple hours of the game, but otherwise it's a spoiler free talk.

The most ultimate edition of Gears of War, the cover-based third person shooter from Epic Games, Microsoft, and The Coalition. Also, Castlevania animated series on Netflix, Paper Zelda (?), and more shenanigans.